Bioware is currently working on changes to the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will be hardly noticeable to players. Nevertheless, these adjustments are necessary for future updates. This shows that Bioware still has a lot in store for SWTOR.
What is Bioware working on? The company announced that it will be overhauling the system of dynamic, placeable objects and the Preview Window. These are things that players may notice less, but they are fundamental systems that work in the background for the game.
Necessary Adjustments Behind the Scenes
What are DYNs? DYNs, also known as dynamic, placeable objects, are items such as switches or lights that can partially be interacted with, but which always affect the game world. An example would be an NPC through which interacting with it causes a wall in the room to explode. The explosion and the wall are then themselves DYNs that affect the surroundings.
Since each DYN is its own object in the game, this can sometimes lead to bugs that create new bugs. Creating and testing such DYNs is, according to Bioware, a significant undertaking.
What is changing? In the future, DYNs will be combined into a unit, making it easier to create and verify them.
What does this mean? This could lead to interactive decorations in a Stronghold, which players of SWTOR have long desired. Developers will simply have better opportunities to create dynamic, placeable objects, from which players will benefit.
Regarding what the developers have planned for Star Wars: The Old Republic, this change helps implement these plans. Bioware can tackle many new ideas for the MMORPG that were previously almost impossible. Patches should also bring fewer bugs.
Bioware Has Much More in Store for SWTOR
What else is coming? In addition to the overhaul of the DYNs, there will be a better preview video.
- In this video, you will see effects, for example, from a lightsaber.
- Your hero will be sitting on a mount instead of standing next to it.
- Objects can be presented animated.
- You will see weapon and combat animations in the preview window.
That’s why fans can look forward to it: According to Bioware, with the changes, it is possible to lead SWTOR into an exciting future. The tools are improving and allow for ideas to be implemented more effectively. Additionally, there should be fewer bugs with new features.
This makes it clear that Bioware still has a lot in store for SWTOR. Fans can look forward to what lies ahead.
